New Rochelle, New York

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The 2000 Census showed that New Rochelle had a population of 72,182 people^<1>. This represents 0.38% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
20	Clarkstown	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	82,801	0.88% increase
21	Colonie	N	125 mi [201.2 km]	81,540	2.88% increase
22	Tonawanda	NW	297 mi [478 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
-23-	New Rochelle			74,115	2.68% increase
24	Mount Vernon	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	68,653	0.4% increase
25	Schenectady	N	129 mi [207.6 km]	61,152	1.08% decrease
26	Utica	NW	167 mi [268.8 km]	58,082	4.24% decrease

New Rochelle had 26,995 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that New Rochelle has a total area of 13.23 square miles [34.26 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 10.35 square miles [26.81 km²]2.88 square miles [7.45 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, New Rochelle had a 2000 population density of 6,973 people per square mile [2,692 people/km²], making it the state's 41st most densely populated area.

Westchester County

The coastal city of New Rochelle is located in Westchester County.

The county had a population of 925,671 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 72,182 people, New Rochelle contained 7.8% of the Westchester County total.

In addition, where the community of New Rochelle has a population density of 6,973 people per square mile [2,692 people/km²], Westchester County averages 2,138 people per square mile [825 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Westchester County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in New Rochelle and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on New Rochelle. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for New Rochelle. Not only does the QuickFact have details about New Rochelle, it also contains a comparison between New Rochelle and the state of New York.

Click here for the New Rochelle QuickFact (QF-3650617).

The following communities are nearby New Rochelle and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Eastchester	QF-3621820	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	31,450	0.42% increase
	Mamaroneck	QF-3644842	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	29,113	0.5% increase
	Mount Vernon	QF-3649121	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	68,653	0.4% increase
	Eastchester	QF-3621787	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]
	Yonkers	QF-3684000	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	201,588	2.81% increase
	White Plains	QF-3681677	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	57,342	8.04% increase
	Rye	QF-3664320	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	45,135	2.86% increase
	Greenburgh	QF-3630367	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	89,840	3.55% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for New Rochelle.

A Census Quickfact is available for Westchester County (QF-36119).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to New Rochelle:

New Rochelle is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for New Rochelle.

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Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) New Rochelle. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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